Touring cars, start

How do I get a good start in the touring cars?
In the last few races I tend to get passed by a few cars on the start line.
I use auto clutch normally but at the start I use manual clutch for the inital getaway then auto clutch up to second.
The initial launch seems OK, but the car bogs down with the shift to 2nd despite flooring the throttle.

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You need to control the initial wheelspin.
Just because your engine is at max revs doesn't mean you're also putting that on the street

So if you switch to 2nd before the wheelspin is under control the only thing that will happen is that you basically start from 0 in 2nd gear, which will give the oponents the chance to pass you as they get more power on the street being in 1st gear.

Sorry for the bad explanation - will take some time to get hold of racing vocabulary